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JOSEF KRIZ AND FRANK SCHORIK, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; SAID KRIZ .ASSIG-NORTO SAID SCHORIK.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Application filed February 7, 1910.

Serial No. 542,584.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, Josnr Kniz and FRANK SCHORIK, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specitication.

Our invention relates to vending mechanism and has for its object theproduction of vending mechanism especially adapted to the sale of slugsfor operating slug-controlled telephones or similar mechanisms.

The invention consists in the combination f and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, 'and in which,

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of vending mechanism embodying ourinvention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line :1fof Fig. 1, Fig. 3is an elevation of a member adapted to contain the slugs to be sold,Fig. 4 is a top plan view of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view ofFig. 3, Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the dog employed forlcontrolling the operation of the machine,

Fig. 7 is a detail elevation of the trigger arm and trigger foroperating the slug containing member, Fig. 8 is an interior elevation ofthe coin controlled mechanism, Fig. 9 is an exterior elevation,partially in section, corresponding to FiO. S, Fig. 10 is a top planview of the slug containing member and cooperating parts, Fig. 11 is aperspective View of the pawl employed for retaining deposited coins inoperative position in the coin-controlled mechanism, Fig. 12 is apartial sect-ion through the bot-tom of the slug containing memberillustrating the method of discharge of the slugs, Fig. 13 is a sectionon line y-g/ of Fig. 9, Fig. 14 is an interior elevation of a modifiedform of coin-controlled mechanism for operating the machine, and Fig. 15is a top plan view corresponding to Fig. 14.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingscomprises a suitable box or casing 1 provided with suitable means foraccess to the interior thereto (not shown). At its upper forward portionthe casing 1 is provided with an annular ring 2 having a bore adapted toreceive the coin destined to operate the machine, in this case ative-cent piece or a nickle The opening in ring 2 leads to a coinreceiving chute 3 and the ring is so situated that it projects partiallyabove the top of casing 1 so that a coin becoming lodged or jammedtherein may be readily removed by pressure from the rear. Below chute 3the casing 1 is provided with a boss 4 in which a shaft 5 is rotatablymounted. At its outer end shaft. 5 carries an operating handle 6 and atits inner end a plate 7 secured thereto by means of a hub 8 and setscrew 9. The plate 7 is provided with a coin chute 1() registering withreceiving chute 3 when said member is in inoperative position andadapted to contain a nickle or similar object 11. A spring 12 secured toa stationary screw 18 and a screw 14 on member 7 serves to yieldinglyhold the member 7 in inoperative position with the projection 15 thereoncontacting with the stationary stop 16. A retaining pawl 17 is pivotedto member 7 at 18 and is provided with a surface 19 adapted to coperatewith the side 2() of chute 10 retain a deposited coin in said coinchute. A spring 21 serves to normally hold pawl 17 in its operativeposition and a set screw 22 adapted to contact with a shoulder 23 onmember 7 serves to nicely regulate the distance between surface 19 andside 20, so that a nickle will be retained in said coin chute but a coinof very slightly smaller diameter will pass therethrough. ln its upperportion member 7 is provided with a substantially T-shaped notch 24adapted to receive a locking dog 25 pivoted toa stationary support by apivot screw 26. 'lhe dog 25 is provided with an inward projection 27adapted to enter the upper portion of slot 24 and having a lockingsurface 28 adapted to cooperate with the side 29 of slot 24 to lockmember 7 against rotation. The end 3() of projection 27 is beveled asshown and pawl 25 is provided with a pin 31 projecting into notch 24 toContact with a nickle 11 retained in coin chute 10. The relativearrangement is such that when pin 31 contacts with the coin, as shown inFig. 2, the surface 30 is raised to a position where it is adapted toride upon the edge of locking surface 29 upon operative rotation ofmember 7 to force dog 25 out of notch 24, an inclined land or ridingsurface 32 being provided on member 7 to continue this outward movementof dog 25 during further rotation of member 7. A spring 33 secured tostationary projection 34 and to lug 35 on dog 25 serves to yieldinglyhold said dog in engagement with notch 24, the arrangement being suchthat when plate 7 is in Vinoperative position the side of proj ection 27opposite to locking surface 28 rests upon the side of notch 24 oppositeto locking side 29 to hold pin 31 from obstructing coin chute 10. Bythis construction, it will be observed that, upon deposit of a nickle incoin chute 10, the member 7 is rendered free to rotate since the pin 31rides upon the nickle 11 until inclined surface 30 strikes the edge oflocking surface 29 whereupon dog 25 is operated to permit furtherrotation of member 7, but that if no nickle is present in coin chute 10the projection 27 will be drawn into notch 24 upon attempt to rotateplate 7 so that locking surface 28 will engage locking surface 29 andthus securely lockmember 7 against rotation.

A delivery chute 36 is provided in casing 1 to register with coin chutel() when the latter is in inoperative position so that if a coin orslug, smaller in diameter than a nickle, is deposited in coin Achute 10it will be passed through said chute into delivery chute 36 whence itwill pass to delivery receptacle 37 located under chute 36. Receptacle37 is open at the top so that the depositor may readily remove objectstherefrom. A secondary delivery chute 38 co-mmunicates with receivingchute 3 at its upper end and at the juncture a magnet 39 is located asshown to divert iron or other magnetic slugs from coin chute 10 intodelivery chute 38, whence said slug will pass to delivery chute 36 andreceptacle 37 from which it may be removed. Thus it will be observedthat coin of less diameter than a nickle or any magnetic slug will beconducted to delivery receptacle 37 without permitting operation of thevending mechanism. A coin larger than a nickle cannot be iusertedthrough ring 2 so that only a true nickle or a non-magnetic slug exactlythe same size as a nickle can be utilized to operate the device.

In order to insure thatv any true nickle deposited in the device willproperly operate the same, we provide on plate 7 an upwardly extendingstop member 40 adapted to traverse chute 3 on operative movement ofplate 7 and intercept any non-magnetic coin or slug deposited in chute 3during the operative movement of plate 7. The rearward side 41 ofprojection 40 is inclined as shown so that upon the inoperative movementof plate 7 a retained coin or slug in chute 3 will be automaticallyelevated to pass over said stop and pass into coin chute 10 where itwill operate as before.

A retaining chute 42 is arranged in casing 1 in position to registerwith coin chute 10 at the end of its operative stroke and pawl 17projects from member 7 sufficiently to contact with stop 16 to causerelease of a coin retained in the coin chute 10 at the end of theoperative stroke of member 7. Thus a coin employed to obtain anoperative stroke of plate 7 will be automatically discharged into chute42. The passage of a coin through chute 42 is obstructed by a pin 43carried by a pivoted arm 44 and projecting through a slot in a wall ofsaid chute. Arm 44 is held in operative position by means of a spring45. A glass or ot-her transparent plate 46 is set in the outer wall ofchute 42 so as to render a coin retained by pin 43 visible from theoutside. Plate 7 carries a projection 47 having an inclined cam surface48 adapted to contact with a coin resting on top of the visible coinretained by pin 437 so that upon the inoperative movement of plate 7 camsurface 48 will operate against a coin supported on top of a visiblecoin to cause the discharge of the latter. Thus it will be observed thatthe first coin depositedand employed to operate the mechanism will beretained by pin 43 in a position for inspection until a coin isdeposited on top thereof by the next operative movement of said platewhereupon the first coin will be dislodged and the new coin immediatelyplaced in visible position for inspection. This provision will tend toprevent operation of the machine by slugs or spurious coins. Plate 7also carries a rigid downwardly extending' trigger arm 49 having afriction roller 50 adapted to contact with a bearing surface in casing 1to alleviate friction and hold said arm in position during its operativestroke. Arm 49 also carries a trigger 51 yieldingly held in operativeposition against a stop pin 52 by means of a spring 53. At its outer endtrigger 51 carries a roller 54 adapted to contact with and engage tubes55 carried by upper and lower plates 56 and 57. Plates 56 and 57 arerotatably mounted on pointed screws 58 and 59 threaded in brackets 60and 61 and held in position by lock nuts 62 and 63. Plate 56 is providedwith opening 64 communicating with tubes 55, the said tubes beingarranged with their centers on a circle having the aXis of rotation ofplates 56 and 57 for its center. The periphery of plate 56 is providedwith ratchet teeth 65 adapted to be engaged by a spring pawl 66 whichholds said plate and tubes against reverse rotations. Between theopening 65 plate 56 is provided with upwardly projecting pins 67 adaptedto be engaged by an ang'ula-rly shaped locking dog 68 pivoted to bracket60 and yieldably held in contact with said pins by means of spring 69,as illustrated in Fig. 10. The arrangement is such that at each partialrotation or oscillation of plate 7 trigger 51 engages the side of a tube55 and causes a partial rotation of the tubes and their connections. Theoperative stroke of trigger arm 49 is sutlicient to carry the rear pin67 contacting with dog 68 over the apex 70 of said dog whereupon theinclination of the forward face of said dog operative upon said pin willcomplete the partial rotation of said plates and tubes until theadjacent rear pin contacts with the rear inclined surface of said dog.The dog then serves to hold the tubes and plates in correct position.Thus it will be observed that upon the deposit of a nickle in coin chute10 the tubes may be caused to take a partial revolution, the trigger arm51 snapping over the next adjacent rear tube 55 on the reverse movementof plate 7 to assume a position ready to engage said tube upon the nextoperation of said plate.

Plate 57 is provided with wells or pockets 71 into which the tubes 55fit at their bottoms. Each of these wells is partially cut away at thebottom and provided with a lateral discharge slot 7 2 in t-he sidethereof.

A circular slot 7 8, with the axis of rotation as its center7 is cutthrough the bottom of each of said wells. A pin 74 is secured in bracket61 to extend upwardly through slot 73 into the bottom of wells 71, asshown. Spring held pawls 75 are pivoted to the bottom of plate 57 inposition to contact with and yieldingly hold the bottommost of the pileof slugs 74 in each of said tubes against accidental displacement fromsaid tube. The pin 74 is extended upwardly into wells 71 just far enoughto engage the bottommost of a pile of slugs in the corresponding tubeand well. Thus it will be observed that at each partial rotation of saidtubes the bottommost slug in one tube will be engaged by pin 74 and heldagainst rotation until the bottom of the corresponding well passes fromunder said slug whereupon said slug will fall into a receptacle 76 setto receive it. Receptacle 76 is connected by means of a chute 77 withdelivery receptacle 37 so that said discharge slug will be conducted tosaid delivery receptacle whence it may be extracted by the depositor ofthe nickle. Thus it will be observed that upon the deposit of a nicklein chute 3 the handle 6 may be operated to cause the discharge of a slugplaced in tubes 55 and delivery of said slug to the depositor. The slugslast mentioned may be any of the usual forms of slugs adapted to bedeposited in an ordinary telephone in payment for the use thereof, themachine being especially devised for the purpose of relieving theproprietor of establishments containing the telephones from the troubleof exchanging said slugs for money and the user of the telephone fromthe annoyance and delay incident thereto.

In Figs. 14 and 15 we have illustrated a modified form of constructionin which the plate 7 carries an upwardly extending trigger arm 78carrying a trigger 79 contacting with a stop pin 81 and yieldingly heldthereagainst by means of a spring Radiating pins or rods 8() are securedto the top of plate 5G in position to be contacted and engaged bytrigger 7S) so that at each operation of plate 7 a partial rotation willbe imparted to tubes The upper bracket has also been somewhat nloditiedin shape and dog (S8 is pivoted on a separate bracket S3 and held toposition by means of a spring 84. Except for these changes theconstruetion and operation of this moditied 't'orm of the device isexactly the same as that previously described.

lVhile we have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying our invention into ett'ect this is capable ofvariation or modification without departing from the spirit of ourinvention. lVe therefore do not wish to be limited to the exact detailsof construction set forth but desire to avail ourselves of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. ln a vending machine, the combination with a rotatable memberprovided with a coin chute having a notch in 011e side adapted to admita dog to contact with a coin therein; an adjustable spring held pawlcarried by said member and adapted to retain a coin in said chuteopposite said notch; a stop adapted to contact with said pawl to releasesaid coin upon rotation of said inember; a spring held dog pivoted to astationary support and adapted to enter said notch to lock said memberagainst rotation but to release said member when riding on a coin heldin said chute; a delivery chute registering with said coin chute whensaid member is in inoperative position; a retaining receptacle adaptedto receive a coin from said coin chute when released by said pawl; andvending mechanism adapted to be operated by rotation of said member,substantially as described.

2. In a vending machine, the combination with a rotatable memberprovided with a coin chute having a notch in one side adapted to admit adog to contact with a coin therein; an adjustable spring held pawlcarried by said member and adapted to retain a coin in said chuteopposite said notch; a stop adapted to contact with said pawl to releasesaid coin upon rotation ot' said member; a spring held dog pivoted to astationary support and adapted to enter said notch, the said dog beingprovided with a locking surface adapted to engage a side of said notchwhen no coin is in said chute but to disengage said side when riding ona coin in said chute; a delivery chute registering With said coin chutewhen said member is in inoperative position; a retaining receptacleadapted to receive coins from said coin chute when released by saidpawl; and vending mechanism adapted to be operated by rotation of saidmember, substantially as described.

3. In a vending machine, the combination With a rotatable memberprovided With a coin chute having a notch in one side adapted to admitadog to contact with a coin therein; an adjustable spring held paivlcarried by said member and adapted to retain a coin in said chuteopposite said notch; a stop adapted to contact with said paWl to releasesaid coin upon rotation of said member; a spring held dog pivoted to astationary support and adapted to enter said notch, to lock said memberagainst rotation but to release said member When riding on a coin heldin said chute; a delivery chute reg` istering with said coin chute Whensaid member is in inoperative position; a retaining receptacle adaptedto receive coins from said coin chute When released by said paWl; areceiving chute registering with said coin chute When said member is ininoperative position; a secondary delivery chute communicating with saidreceiving chute and With said delivery chute; a magnet arranged todivert a magnetic slug from said receiving chute to said secondarydelivery chute; and vending mechanism ada-pted to be operated byrotation of said member, substantially as described.

4. In a vending machine, the combination with a rotatable memberprovided With a coin chute having a notch in one side adapted to admit adog to contact Wit-h a coin therein; an adjustable spring held paWlcairried by said mlember and adapted to retain a coin in said chuteo-pposite said notch; a stop adapted to contact With said paWl torelease said coi'n upon rotation of said member; a spring held dogpivoted to a stationary support and adapted to enter said notch, thesaid dog being provided With a locking surface adapted to engage a sideof said notch Whenno coin is in said chute but to disengage said sidewhen riding on a coin in said chute; a delivery chute registering Withsaid coin chute when said member is in inoperative position; a retainingreceptacle adapted to receive coins from said coin chute when releasedby said paWl; a receiving chute registering With said coin chute Whensaid member is in inoperative position; a secondary delivery chutecommunicating With said receiving chute and With said delivery chute; amagnet arranged to divert a magnetic slug from said receiving chute totherein; an adjustable spring held paWl carried by said member andadapted to retain Va coin in said chute opposite said notch; a

stop adapted to contact With said paWl to release said coin uponrotation of said member, a spring held dog pivoted to a stationarysupport and adapted to enter said notch, the said dog being providedWith a locking surface adapted to engage a side of said notch when nocoin is in said chute but'to disengage said side When riding on a coinin said chute; a delivery chute registering With said coin chute whensaid member is in inoperative position; a retaining receptacle adaptedto receive coins from said coin chute When released by said pavvl, areceiving chute registering with said coin chute When said member is ininoperative position; a secondary delivery chute communicating with saidreceiving chute and With said delivery chute; a magnet arranged todivert a magnetic slug from said receiving chute to said secondarydelivery chute; a stop member on said rotatable member arranged to stopsaid receiving chute during rotation of said member, the said stopmember being adapted to deliver a coin held in said receiving chute tosaid coin chute upon the inoperative rotation of said member; a springheld stop in said delivery chute adapted to retain a coin therein; atransparent plate set in the wall of said delivery chute in front of acoin retained therein; an operative projection on said member adapted tocontact With a coin resting on the top of said retained coin to forcethe former past the latter on the inoperative. movement of said member;and vending mechanism adapted tobe operated by rotation ot' said member,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this speciication inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEF KRIZ.

- FRANK SCHORIK.

lVit-nesses HELEN F. LILLIs, JOSHUA R. H. PoTTs.

